Yank shows up at the Wobblies (the nickname for the International Workers of the World) local union office. He asks to join but has to stop and think when they ask him his real name. The union members are happy to find a fireman from the shipping line who is willing to join their cause. They express an interest in organizing the line's other workers. They want to know why Yank is joining. They ask whether he wants to change the inequality of the world with "legitimate direct action—or with dynamite." He responds that dynamite is the answer and indicates his desire to blow up the...
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